Identification plates/Plaques

Identification plates/Plaques

Energic motoculteur identification plates/plaques where made from 2 metals namely aluminium and brass, quite thin and of uniform size (6.cms wide x by 6.7cm heigh) throughout the production run of machines.

Aluminium plaques where used on the very early Energic motoculteur C7 and D9 models (1931+) and this change for a brief period to a brass plaque with the 411 series both Energic Motoculteurs C7 and D9 (with later S Bloc Motobecane engines). Then reverted back to aluminium for the Energic motoculteur series 413 – and later models. I am sure that in between this period the odd machine sneaked through with a different metal plate/plaque.

They are situated on the front of the bonnet below the aluminium Energic motoculteur plaque (red background), attached by 4 rivets or squashed metal pins. As you can see from the above photo.